New FeedbackFruits tools launch on Tuesday 6th October, building on successful University pilots and opening a new exploration of AI-supported oral assessment.
FeedbackFruits Project Launch | Tuesday 6 October 2026 | 10:00am–12:00pm | Location TBC
The CADI team are launching FeedbackFruits Peer Review and Group Member Evaluation, providing staff and students with a more modern and integrated approach to peer assessment and the assessment of group work.
The new tools will replace existing Moodle Workshop and Peer Assessment activities, which will now be sunsetting. An internal pilot found FeedbackFruits to be intuitive, embedded within Moodle and requiring minimal staff training, while supporting the University’s ambitions to improve the scalability and experience of peer and group assessment.
The project will officially launch with a special event on Tuesday 6 October 2026, from 10am to 12pm, facilitated by the CADI team and colleagues from FeedbackFruits.
Built on a successful pilot
During 2025/26, FeedbackFruits Peer Evaluation was piloted within Moodle. The pilot recorded strong engagement, positive feedback from students and academics, no student support requests after initial setup and minimal staff training requirements. It is therefore proceeding to a wider rollout.
The launch event will showcase some of the excellent ways the tools were applied by academic teams during the pilot, giving colleagues an opportunity to see their potential in practice and explore how they could be incorporated into their own teaching and assessment.
FeedbackFruits operates within the Moodle environment and provides capabilities including Peer Review and Group Member Evaluation.
Exploring the next frontier: AI-supported oral assessment
The event will also mark the launch of an exciting limited pilot during Teaching Block 1 of 2026/27, exploring FeedbackFruits’ oral assessment capabilities.
The pilot will explore tools in which AI agents conduct recorded video conversations with students about submitted work, asking questions relating to that work as a means of supporting verification of authenticity.
This strand of the project is deliberately exploratory. It will give the University an opportunity to understand the educational potential of AI-supported oral assessment and consider how approaches of this kind might contribute to academic integrity.
The University’s agreement with FeedbackFruits includes a limited pilot of Learning Conversations as part of the continuation of the project.
Come and see it in action
Whether you already use peer assessment, assess students working in groups, or are simply interested in emerging approaches to assessment and academic integrity, the launch offers an opportunity to see the technology in action and learn from colleagues who have already used it.
New possibilities for assessment at Portsmouth.